Even the biggest Dollhouse fans knew this day was coming: Dollhouse has been sent to the big TV scrapyard in the sky, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The program has been on the brink of cancellation for most of its televised life, and because of pitiful ratings, it wasn't a question of "if," but a question of "when."

For those of you excited to see how the whole show shakes out, industry insiders say all episodes will still air, with the final episode serving as a finale to tie up loose ends.

What will fans be stuffing into envelopes and mailing to the Fox suits, do you reckon? Dolls? Or maybe they’ll not bother, because I don’t think anybody can really believe there’s any chance of bringing this one back from the dead.

Hollywood Reporter seemed to get the news out first with this promise of closure:

The sci-fi series, which is filming episode 11, is expected to finish its 13-episode order. Whedon is said to be on board and plans to give the show a proper ending with a big finale.

Here are some of my favourite responses from the Twittersphere so far:

syfy: Looks like Fox finally canceled Dollhouse. (No, I don’t think we’ll pick it up.)

stayingin: Least surprising news ever.

RoushTVGuideMag: We’ll always have Epitaph One. (On DVD, not on Fox.)

jennifergodwin: Contrarian POV: Fans should not attempt to save #Dollhouse but instead push Enver Gjokaj, Dichen Lachmann, etc for new, better jobs.

IMDbTV Completely agree w/ @Memles: As much as I admired Dollhouse, I easily shift my interest to seeing what Whedon does next.

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